Jeff Boldt of KJWW presents ASHRAE 90.1, The Big Picture. Jeff is a member of the 90.1 Mechanical Sub-Committee. Presented at the 2008 ASHRAE Region VI CRC in Chicago, Illinois.
May 15, 16, 17
27. Technical Mandatory Provisions (required for most compliance options) Building System Compliance Options Energy Code Compliance Prescriptive Option Energy Cost Budget Trade Off Option Simplified Envelope HVAC Lighting SWH Power Other
ANSI: American National Standards Institute ASHRAE: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. IESNA: Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
There are only two compliance approaches available for SWH: Prescriptive and ECB. The Simplified Mechanical Approach does not require that the Mandatory Provisions be met.
CDD50 = for any one day, when the mean temperature is > 50F, there are as many degree-days as degrees F temperature difference between mean temperature and 50F. Annual cooling degree days (CDD) are the sum of the degree-days over a calendar year. HDD65 = for any one day, when the temperature is < 65F, there are as many degree-days as degrees F temperature difference between mean temperature and 65. Annual heating degree-days (HDD) are the sum of the degree-days over a calendar year. Appendix D includes only those locations in ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals Standard does not provide guidance on what is “closest”
Mandatory provisions are always Section X.4. Example: Building Envelope Mandatory Provisions are in Section 5.4 and HVAC Mandatory Provisions are in Section 6.4.